EMBA class starting July 2020

Welcome to Quantic! Here's the course syllabus for your program. It's strongly recommended that you follow the schedule below to complete your required lessons per week. 

~Course Requirements~

To earn your EMBA degree, you must: 

  1. Complete all courses in the EMBA curriculum within the required time frame.
  2. Achieve scores of at least 80% in the graded SMARTCASE lessons. (SMARTCASEs can be taken as many times as you want. Only the best score will be counted towards your final grade.)
  3. Complete the exams associated with each concentration and your chosen Specializations. 
  4. Complete the written projects and proctored oral examinations.
  5. Complete the Capstone Project and Presentation. In order to graduate, you must submit and pass both your written Capstone project (with a score of 3 or higher) and your Capstone presentation (with a score of 2 or higher).
  6. Submit the required documents that confirm your identity, eligibility and past academic performance as referenced in your EMBA application. 

Your grade is weighted in the following way:

  • Projects & Presentations: 30%
  • SMARTCASEs: 10%
  • Exams: 60%

For more detailed information on how grades are calculated, click here.  

~Important Dates~

Starting Date July 27, 2020
Accounting Exam last day to begin exam - 
August 24, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Accounting Case Study (group) due by Sept. 6, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Markets and Economies Exam last day to begin exam - 
October 5, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) due by October 11, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Data and Decisions Exam last day to begin exam - 
Nov. 23, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours 		 
Operations Management Exam last day to begin exam - 
Dec. 7, 4 a.m.  PST / UTC-8 hours 		 
Winter Break Dec. 21 - Jan. 3   
Leading Org. Exam last day to begin exam - 
Feb. 15, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours
  
Leading Org. Case Study (individual) due by Feb. 21,
11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours 		 
Marketing and Pricing Exam  last day to begin exam - 
March 29, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Break Week
optional Strategy exercise on Slack 		April 12 - 18  
Strategy Exam last day to begin exam, 
May 3, 4 a.m PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) due by May 9, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Finance Exam Last day to begin exam - 
June 28, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Corporate Finance Case Study (group) due by July 11, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Capstone Check-in Week  July 12 - 16  
Capstone written portion (group) due by August 8, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours 		 
Capstone presentation (group) due by August 22, 
11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
Anticipated Graduation Date September 14, 2020

~Full Course Schedule~


Week 1:  
July 27 		Accounting I: Fundamentals            
Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses      
Week 2:  
August 3
 Stocks and Bonds          
Accounting III: Financial Statements      
Week 3:  
August 10
 Accounting IV: Working with Ratios             
Managerial Accounting   
Week 4: 
August 17 		Accounting Exam Week
Week 5:  
August 24
 Accounting Case Study (group project)
Creating Financial Statements in Excel (Optional, but recommended if you have Excel)    
Week 6: 
August 31 		Accounting Case Study Due
Submit your accounting case study by the end of the week.  
Week 7:  
September 7
 Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand        
Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview   
Week 8:  
September 14
 Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities           
Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations  
Week 9:  
September 21
 Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy              
Macroeconomics: International Trade    
Week 10: 
September 28 		Markets and Economies Exam Week
Week 11: 
October 5 		Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual project)
Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by the end of the week. 
Week 12:  
October 12
 One-Variable Statistics 
Week 13:  
October 19
 Probability Fundamentals              
Probability Distributions  
Week 14:  
October 26
 Two-Variable Statistics                 
Regression Analysis
Week 15:  
November 2
 Data Collection 
Week 16:  
November 9
 Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions  
Week 17:  
November 16
 		Data and Decisions Exam Week
Week 18:  
November 23
 Operations Management Fundamentals   
Project Management  
Week 19:
November 30
 		Operations Management Exam Week
Week 20:  
December 7
  Specialization Period 1 
Week 21:  
December 14
 Specialization Period 1 
Week 22:  
December 21
 Winter Break
Week 23:  
December 28
 Winter Break
Week 24:  
January 4
 Specialization Period 1
Week 25:  
January 11
 Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams        
Organizational Structure and Culture
Week 26:  
January 18
 Theories of Leadership        
Developing a Corporate Philosophy  
Week 27:  
January 25 		Corporate Governance
Week 28: 
February 1
 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility           
The Art of Negotiation
Week 29: 
February 8 		Leading Organizations Exam Week
Week 30:
February 15 		Leading Organizations Case Study (individual project)
Submit your Leading Org. case study by the end of the week. 
Week 31:  
February 22
 Marketing Fundamentals            
Marketing Mechanics 
Week 32:  
March 1
 Brand Development and Management              
A/B Testing for Marketers 
Week 33:  
March 8
 Digital Marketing Fundamentals 
Pricing I: Fundamentals 
Week 34: 
March 15
 Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit 
Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing
Week 35:  
March 22 		Marketing and Pricing Exam Week
Week 36:  
March 29
 Capstone Project Kickoff  (group project)
Developing a Business Plan  
The Art of Presentation
Week 37:  
April 5
 Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy     
Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy
Week 38:  
April 12
 Break Week
Optional strategy group case study project via Slack
Week 39:  
April 19
 Strategy III: International Strategy     
Balanced Scorecard
Week 40:  
April 26 		Strategy Exam Week
Week 41:  
May 3
 		Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual project)
Submit your Strategy presentation by the end of the week. 
Week 42:  
May 10
 Specialization Period 2
Week 43:  
May 17
 Specialization Period 2
Week 44:  
May 24
 Specialization Period 2 
Week 45:  
May 31
 Finance: Time Value of Money          
Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure
Week 46:  
June 7
 Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem    
Week 47:  
June 14
 Capital Budgeting 
Modern Portfolio Theory 
Week 48: 
June 21 		Finance Exam Week
Week 49:  
June 28 		Corporate Finance Case Study (group project)
Week 50: 
July 5 		Corporate Finance Case Study Due
Submit your Corp. Finance case study by the end of the week. 
Week 51:  
July 12
 Capstone Project Check-In
Week 52:  
July 19
 Specialization Period 3
Week 53:  
July 26 		Specialization Period 3
Week 54:  
August 2
 Specialization Period 3 
Capstone Project and Presentation due on or before dates listed below:
*Written portion: August 8 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
*Presentation portion: August 22 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours
Week 55:  
August 9
 Specialization Period 3
Anticipated
Graduation Date 		September 14, 2021
       

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